St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-08-03
4. Ferry, by the aid Of Ills Seconds,
Sneaking Out of a Duel With
Gen. BoulaHger.
Conditions Insisted On by the Ex-
Premier Which Would Make
the Meeting Farcical.
Trevelyan's Election to Parliament
Regarded as a Great Victory
for the Liberals.
an Irish Member Snubbed in Parlia-
ment---Blaine's ReGeption--Gen-
eral Foreign News.
By cable 10 the Globe.

BY cable TO the Globe.
LONDON, Aug. 2.-The attempts of
Gen. Boulanger's seconds to arrange
duel between their principal and NJ.
jules Ferry have assumed phases afford
ing much amusement to diSintereSted
persons. The dickering of the repre-
sentatives of the eX-miniSter have gone
far to confirm the opinion formed by
many that the affair would ultimately
end in fizZle, and the tactics employed
appear to nave been borrowed for the
occasion from the devOteeS of the prize
ring. Sympathy, however. is largely
with Gen. BOulanger, and the suspicion
is rapidly gaining ground that NJ. Ferry
will not fight unless he can be assured
that the chances OF his getting hurt viii
be reduced 20 remote possibility. In
fact, the men who have given the mat
ter any thought, and there is scarcely
one who has not, find it difficult to
eliminate from tie things to be consid-
cred the
SUGGESTION OF COwARDICE
accompanying the action of a man
who goes out Of his way to insult another
and when satisfaction is demanded of
him Oh the field of honor insists upon
limiting the liability OF danger to him
self to a single exchange of shots at
twenty-five PAGES. The proposition
coming from NJ. FeTry,S representatives
was promptly and indignantly rejected
by Count Dillon, Oh behalf rOf Gen.
BOUlanger. and his action is applauded
by men who yesterday believed NJ.
Ferry was justified IN his structures
upon BOulanger and, denounced the
latter'S impudence in resenting the for
mer'S language. On the other hand
Gen. BOulanger'S friends insist more
StrenOuSly than ever that nothing but
the shedding of NJ. Ferry'S blood will
suffice to repair the injury he has in
tlicted upon Frances NEST conSpicu Gus
if not her greatest soldier. Nobody
doubts that in meeting without re-
strictions as tG the number of shots to
he exchanged Gen. BOulanger
WOULD KILL II. FERRY
If he possibly could, but that isn't the
kind of duel the latter wants to fight.
NJ. Ferry has shown himself to be a
thorough oppOrtuniSt in this affair, if he
has never done so before, by availing
himself OF the first opportunity pre-
scented to Shirk the consequences of his
ill-choSen and unprOvOked language in
political speech intended to grossly in
suit man in every respect his peer and,
as the action of his representatives has
shown, in respect OF bravery, his Supe-
riOr. Count Dillon, who incidentally
may be mentioned. is managing director
of the Commercial tMackay-Bennett)
Cable company.iS said to have remarked
to a friend after his withdrawal from
the conference of seconds that a duel
between the eX-premier and the ex-
minister of war was impossible, but if
it should be fought according to the
methods of safety insisted upon by NJ.
Ferry it could not possibly be otherwise
than harmless affair. That Gen. BOu-
langer would. however, consent to such
an arrangement both he and others of
the generals friends did not believe.
NJ. FerTy'S seconds confirm the state
mentS made by the representatives of
Gen. BOulanger as to the disagreement
at their conference. but explain that
they proposed that the duel should be
fought under the same conditions as
those observed in the meeting between
Gen. BOulanger and Baron Laventy.
Boulanger'S seconds refused to accede
to the proposal and claimed the right to
settle the details of the affair. Ferry'S
seconds declined to admit the claim of
the opposite party that the offended
party was entitled to settle the cOndi-
tions of the meeting and the matter
ended. Deputy Laur has instituted
legal action against NJ. De CaSsagnac
for libel in denOuncing him as liar.